Hose holding stand



June 23, 1936. A K ND 2,045,336

HOSE HOLDING STAND Filed May 19, 1934 Joseph A. 81mg lund Patented June23, 1936 HOSE HOLDING STAND Joseph A. Skoglund, St. Paul, Minn, assignorto Constance Cronhardt, St. Paul, Minn.

Application May 19, 1934., Serial No. 726,502

8 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in hose holding stands, an objectof the invention being to provide a simple, durable, inexpensive andpractical device for holding a garden hose with the nozzle end thereofadjustably disposed to direct the water from the nozzle in any directiondesired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the presentkind having but few parts which may be shipped in compact knockeddownform and which may be quickly and easily assembled in its ultimate form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wheeled stand of thepresent character which, though light in weight, is capable of securelyholding a hose variously directed through a wide range of adjustments.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the presentkind including a frame member, a trail formed of a single piece of wireand a holder likewise formed, all adapted to be readily interlocked witheach other in the assembling of the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide.

a device of the present nature having jaws for adjustably holding a hoseand having means for automatically locking the jaws in hose grippingrelation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear in thefollowing description, the invention resides in the novel combinationand arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a stand embodying myinvention, said view showing the manner in which the stand adjustablyholds a hose; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken in a central,vertical plane longitudinally of the rack and showing the interlockingengagement between parts of the device; Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryperspective view showing the intermediate portion of the carriage framebar and portions of the wire trail and wire holderas applied to saidbar; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the intermediateportion of the carriage frame bar and a portion of the wire trail asapplied thereto; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view in detail ofthe intermediate portion of said carriage frame bar, and Fig. 6 is afragmentary, elevational View of the-holder showing particularly theupper portions of the holder legs and the inwardly spiralling portionsof the ring-jaws formed on said legs.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that the devicetherein illustrated comprises a, carriage A upon which a holder B ismounted.

The carriage A includes a cross frame bar It), the ends of which arebent down to form ears ll. Each ear II has a bore I2 therein to receivea shouldered journal bolt it upon which a wheel M- is secured, thejournal bolts being clamped by the nuts E5 to their respective wheels Hiand said bolts being free to turn in the bores E2 in said ears l 9. Anarched platform portion intermediately of the frame bar It is formedwith a central bolt receiving opening 16 therein. A pair of additionalopenings H, also formed in said intermediate portion of said frame barit are 10- cated in the rear margin of said bar, said openings i'l beingequally spaced from said central bolt receiving opening 16. The carriageA further includes a trail a formed of a single length of wire bentintermediately thereof to form an upstanding eye It and reaches 19diverging from said eye. Near the end of each reach I9 is a bend 20which offsets from the reaches proper the end portions 2! thereof, asbest shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 of the drawing. These offset endportionsZl of the trail reaches l9 are inserted through the openings I!in the frame bar ill from underneath said bar and the bends or offsets20 disposed in said openings ll with the end portions 2| of the reachesl9 overlying the upper side of the frame bar Ill transversely thereof} 7p The holder B is formed from a single length of wire bent to form anintermediate tie-bar reach 22 and foot reaches 23 at right anglesthereto, said wire being further bent to form legs 2% and also facingring-jaws 25 at the upper extremities of said legs. The foot reaches 23of the holder bear. upon the frame bar l0 and snuglystraddle the offsetend portions 2| of the trail reaches l9, the tie-stop reach 22 at thesame time engagingshoulders 26 formed at the bends 20 in said trailreaches I9. Means common to the trail 0!. and holder B secure boththereof to the frame bar Ii), said means comprising a clamp bar 21 andbolt 28, said clamp bar having a bolt receiving opening 29 therein toreceive said bolt. In clamping position, the clamp bar 21 is disposedwith its end portions overlying the offset end portions 2i of the trailreaches, 19 and also the foot reaches 23 of the holder, the ends of saidend portions of said clamp bar being bent downwardly to conform with thesides of the foot reaches 23.

The clamping bolt 28 is inserted through the opening 29 in the clamp bar2'! and through the opening l 6 in the frame bar Ill. A nut 30 appliedto said bolt 28 beneath the frame bar I U is turned up against said bar.Through said bolt 28 and bar 2?, the trail a is rigidly clamped to saidbar is substantially in the plane thereof, the holder B being at thesame time clamped to said bar in an upstanding position. With the bendsor offsets 20 in the trail reaches l9 held in position in the openings Hin the frame bar Ill, said trail is firmly held in right angularrelation with respect to said frame bar. In turn, the holder B is keptfrom skewing on the frame bar by reason of the engagement of the footreaches 23 of the holder with the offset end portions 2| of the trailreaches l9. In addition to being clamped upon the frame bar I ll andheld against skewing thereon, the holder B is secured against anytendency to slide forwardly on the frame bar by the engagement of thetie-stop reach 22 with the shoulders 26 at the oifsets 2B in the trailreaches I9. To secure the holder B against any tendency to sliderearwardly on the frame bar Ill, the clamp bar 21 is arranged so thatthe forward edge thereof engages the legs 24 as best shown in Fig. 2.

Thefaeing ring-jaws 25 are so formed at the upper extremities of thelegs 2% that the axis of each leg passes diametrically through itsrespective ring-jaw, the wire, in each case, being curved forwardly fromthe leg 24 and thence back to complete the circle, the back turnedportion of each ring-jaw spiralling inwardly out of the plane of theforwardly curved portion as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The wire of theholder B, though relatively stiff, is somewhat resilient, the

construction of the holder being such that the legs 2Q tend to springapart .and separate the ring-jaws 25. Countering this tendency of thelegs 24 to spring apart, is a tie-link 3| which connects the two legstogether and is slidable up and down thereon. This tie-link 3! isshorter than the distance between the legs 2 '5 at the lower portion ofthe holder wherefore said legs are flexed by said tie-link in upwardlyconverging relation.

The parts going to make up a complete device may be packed compactly ina carton of relatively small dimension, the parts being readilyassembled simply by bolting the wheels Hi to the frame bar It andfastening the'trail a and holder B to said frame bar through the mediumof the clamp bar 21 and bolt 28.

In the use of the device, a hose, as'at 32, is threaded through the eyeI8 of the trail a and the nozzle end of the hose passed betweenthefacing ring-jaws 25 where it is received relatively freely with thetie-link 3| in its uppermost position. To clamp the hose in thering-jaws 25, the tie-link 3! may be pressed downwardly on the legs 26to swing said legs toward one another and force the ring-jaws againstthe opposite sides of the hose. With the tie-link 3| thus positioned, itholds and locks the ring-jaws 25 against the hose, said tie-link beingsecured against accidentally slipping upwardly on the tensionedconverging legs by the engagement of said link in notches 33 formed atintervals along said legs. Another and probably more convenient methodof clamping the ring-jaws 25 upon the hose is to press said ring-jawstogether with the fingers applying suflicient force slightly to flattenthe hose. In so doing, the tie-link 3| slips by gravity down the legs 24into a position where it will keep said legs and the ring-jaws 25 fromspreading apart when the pressure of the fingers upon the jaws isreleased. Upon being clamped between the ring-jaws 25, the hose may beshifted angularly in the grip thereof to direct the nozzle of the hoseat any angle desired including even a vertical disposition of the nozzleas shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. The inwardly spiralling rearward 1ycurved portions of the ring-jaws 25 are sprung outwardly by the hose andbeing thus put under tension grip the hose at the rear portions ofring-jaws with approximately the same force as the hose is gripped bythe forward portions of said jaws. Without turning off the water, theinclination of the nozzle may be changed as desired. And, too, the standmay be wheeled backward and forward along the ground and turned fromside to side at any angle by manipulating the attached hose.

In using the device, substantially all of the strain imparted theretofrom the hose is met by the trail a. through the eye [8 thereon, thusleaving the nozzle end of the hose practically undisturbed in the gripof the ring-jaws 25. The holder B being inclined rearwardly brings thecenters of gravity of the stand and of the supported portion of the hoseback of the axis of the wheels M where the weight tending to tip thedevice backward is met by the trail a. This arrangement eifectivelyprevents the device from toppling over.

In detaching the device from a hose, the tielink is pulled upwardly onthe legs 26 to release the grip of the ring-jaws 25 on the hose, saidhose being then easily withdrawn from said ring-jaws and from the eye Itof the trail a.

Changes in the specific form ofmy invention as herein disclosed, may bemade within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thecross frame bar, a trail-secured to said bar and having an upstandingeye at the end thereof, a holder formed from a single length of wirebent to form an intermediate reach, foot reaches and upstanding legsterminating in facing ring-jaws, means for clamping the foot reaches ofthe holder against the frame bar of the carriage, the legs of the holdertending to spring apart at their upper ends and separate the ring-jaws,a tie-link slidable on said legs and securing them in relationconverging upwardly, the ring jaws of the holder being adapted in anelevated position of said link to receive the nozzle end of a hoseinserted through the eye in the trail, said link being adapted bygravity to slip down the legs of the holder into a position locking thering-jaws in such hose clamping relation as they may be forced toassume.

2. In a device of the character described, a support, a holder-mountedon said support and including upstanding legs terminating in facingring-jaws, said legs tending to spring apart at their upper ends andseparate said ring-jaws, a tie link slidable on said legs and securingthem flexed in relation converging upwardly, said ring jaws beingadapted in an elevated position of said link to receive a hose betweenthem, said link being adapted by gravity to slip down the legs of theholder into a position locking the ring jaws in such hose clampingrelation as they may be forced to assume.

3. In a device of the character described, a support, a holder mountedthereon and comprising two legs of wire correspondingly bent to providefacing ring-jaws adapted to receive a hose between them, means actingupon the legs to hold the jaws'clamped against the hose, the endportions of the ring-jaws being spirally bent inward toward each otherto provide an equalized grip on the hose at diametrically opposedportions of said ring-jaws.

4. In a device of the character described, a support, a holder mountedthereon and including a pair of spaced upstanding legs terminating attheir upper ends in cooperating jaws, said legs having portions thereofextending in upwardly converging relation, a tie-link slidable on saidconverging portions of said legs, said jaws being adapted in an elevatedposition of said link to receive a hose between them, said link servingupon being depressed to swing the legs of the holder together and clampthe jaws against the hose.

5. In a device of the character described, a movable support having anupstanding eye, a holder mounted on said support at a point removed fromsaid eye, said holder including upstanding legs terminating in facingring-jaws adapted to receive between them the end of a hose threadedthrough said eye, said jaws being adapted to close together in avertical plane passing through said eye, and means for clamping thering-jaws upon the hose.

6. A device of the character described including a carriage cross framebar carried by supporting means adapted to travel along .the ground, anozzle holder mounted thereon, and a trail attached thereto for bracingthe same, the intermediate portion of said bar having a central boltreceiving opening therein and two additional openings at its rear marginequally spaced from said central opening at opposite sides thereof, thetrail being formed from a length of wire bent to form a hose guiding eyeat the junction of companion reaches, each reach having an offset nearthe end thereof forming a shoulder, the end portions of said reachesextending through said marginal openings and overlying the bar with theoffsets disposed with in said openings, the holder being formed from alength of wire bent to form an intermediate tiestop reach, a pair offoot reaches, and a pair of upstanding legs with nozzle gripping membersthereon, said foot reaches snugly straddling the end portions of thetrail reaches, a clamp bar overlying said end portions of the trailandthe foot reaches of the holder, a clamping bolt passing through theclamp bar and the bolt receiving opening in the frame bar, the forwardedge of the clamp bar engaging the legs of the holder, the tie-stopreach of said holder engaging said shoulders at the offsets in the endportions of the trail.

7. A device of the character described including a carriage cross framebar carried by supporting means adapted to travel along the ground, a.nozzle holder mounted thereon, and a trail attached thereto for bracingthe same, the intermediate portion of said bar having a pair of openingstherein, the trail being formed from a length of wire bent to form ahose guiding eye at the junction of companion reaches, said reacheshaving offset end portions extending through said pair of openings inthe frame bar with the ofisets disposed within said openings, the holderbeing formed from a length of wire bent to form an intermediate reach,foot reaches,

and a'pair of upstanding legs with nozzle gripping members thereon, saidfoot reaches and intermediate reach interlocking with the offset endportions of the trail, and means common to said end portions of thetrail and the foot reaches of the holder for clamping the same againstthe carriage frame bar.

V 8. In a device of the character described, a support, a trail securedthereto and having an upstanding eye at its free extremity, a holdermounted on said support and comprising upstanding resilient legsterminating in facing ring-jaws, said legs being adapted normally tospring apart to admit of the ready insertion between them of a hoseinserted through the eye of the trail, and means slidable on said legsand acting to flex them toward each other to clamp said ring-jawsagainst the hose.

' 'JOSEPH A. SKOGLUND.

